Historically, women serving in Congress are pretty rare. Pregnant women serving in Congress are even *more* rare.

It’s no secret that being a woman from a regular family makes it pretty difficult to get to Congress. Add in the House’s archaic rules for new parents, and it’s easy to see why so many young mothers like myself are discouraged from running for Congress.

And extreme Republicans like Mike Johnson want to keep it that way.

Instead of making Congress truly representative of the American people, filled with dozens of young moms and parents from all economic backgrounds, my Republican colleagues are determined to protect the status quo — to protect the interests of the wealthy, older men who have run Washington for generations.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. That’s why I’ve fought in Washington and Colorado alike to uplift mothers, fathers, and children in communities across the country.

As a state senator, I wrote the strongest Equal Pay for Equal Work law in the country and passed laws to expand child care services in areas that were previously ignored. And in Congress, I’m fighting day in and day out to make it easier to start a family. That means supporting paid family and medical leave, affordable child care in all 50 states, universal preschool, and access to housing and basic necessities.

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, and I’m more committed than ever to make Congress, and our country as a whole, more welcoming to young mothers like myself.

If that mission speaks to you, will you make a grassroots donation today to help power my work in Washington? I’m proudly fighting in Congress every day to change our country for the better, but I can’t do it alone. Your support is critical if we want to push back against the anti-family forces in the GOP and win the next election →

Thank you, and wishing you a happy early Mother’s Day,

Brittany